4Waregem
Waregem, Belgium: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in Belgium · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 285 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 11,965 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by Federal Police (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder | 1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Attempts included (one record per police report, completed or attempted). | |||
| Manslaughter | 3 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Attempts included. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault within the family | 57 | 141 | 206.1 |
| Assault outside the family | 101 | 249.8 | 347.5 |
| Failure to help a person in danger | 1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Other intentional offences against the person | 3 | 7.4 | 30.8 |
| All offences against physical integrity less the lines above; also female genital mutilation and breaches of international humanitarian law. | |||
| Unintentional injury or death | 6 | 14.8 | 14.3 |
| Torture and ill-treatment | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 3 | 7.4 | 9.7 |
| Robbery without a weapon | 35 | 86.6 | 66.6 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Car theft | 13 | 32.1 | 24.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 117 | 289.3 | 263.8 |
| Theft from a vehicle | 27 | 66.8 | 136.8 |
| Shoplifting | 68 | 168.2 | 211 |
| Home burglary | 60 | 148.4 | 218.2 |
| Pickpocketing | 6 | 14.8 | 45.3 |
| Bag snatching | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Other theft and extortion | 188 | 464.9 | 576.1 |
| All theft and extortion less the theft and robbery lines above. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug possession | 131 | 324 | 386.8 |
| Drug dealing | 19 | 47 | 69.1 |
| Drug use | 5 | 12.4 | 16.8 |
| Other drug offences | 9 | 22.3 | 38.9 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Damage to property | 170 | 420.4 | 513.6 |
| Drunkenness and alcohol | 37 | 91.5 | 191.5 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 181 | 447.6 | 620.2 |
| Offences against morals | 96 | 237.4 | 298.6 |
| Includes sexual offences, which are not published separately by gemeente: sexual offences have no figure of their own. | |||
| Immigration law | 43 | 106.3 | 235 |
| Offences against public safety | 52 | 128.6 | 249.9 |
| Population register offences | 17 | 42 | 166.1 |
| Computer crime | 240 | 593.5 | 618.7 |
| Public health offences | 3 | 7.4 | 11.3 |
| Forgery and offences against public trust | 29 | 71.7 | 110.3 |
| Weapons and explosives | 26 | 64.3 | 97.1 |
| Youth protection | 91 | 225 | 255.7 |
| Other offences | 183 | 452.6 | 527.9 |
Source: Federal Police, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 4 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 168 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Theft and burglary | 479 |
| Drugs | 164 |
| Damage and public order | 207 |
| Other | 961 |
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: Vrije Basisschool Nieuwenhove 1.4 km
- School: Vrije Basisschool Nieuwenhove 1.5 km
- School: Sint-Paulusschool Campus VIBSO 1.8 km
- School: Sint-Paulusschool Campus VTI Waregem 1.9 km
- School: GO! Basisschool TalentenSprong 1.9 km
- Railway station: Waregem 2.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Huisartsenpraktijk Atrium 1.5 km
- A&E: Onze Lieve Vrouw van Lourdes 2.9 km
- Supermarket: Ekoplaza 2.0 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 2.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
